Vehicle-wheel.



PATENTEl J JAN 15, 1907.

' W B. SCHNEIDER,

VEHICLE WHEEL.

LIGATION FILED APR.

APP

WILLIAM EDWIN sonnninnnor wasruneron, nisriucr or COL BI VEHECLE-WHEEL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 15, 1907.

Application filed April 6, 1906., Serial ltl'o. 310,116.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, l VIL-LIAM EDWIN Scnnnrnnn, a citizen of the United States, residing at ashing-ton, in the District of Columbia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vehicle-Wheels and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others. skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to vehicle-Wheels, but more particularly to wheel-tires, and has for its ob ect to provide a resilient tire to per, form the functions of the usual solid-rubber, cushion, or pneumatic tires.

' A further object ofniy invention is to provide a perfectly resilient tire which has a metal rim or tread and which cannot be cut or punctured as usual with rubber tires.

W'ith these objects in view my invention consists in the novel construction of the rim of the wheel; and my invention particularly consists in the novel construction of the rub ber blocks, struts, or pieces, all of which will be first fully described and afterward speciiically pointed out in the appended claims.

I am aware that rubber balls and similar pieces of rubber have been employed between the outer metal rim and the felly of the wheel, but by reason of the form of these rubber balls and other pieces of rubber little or no resiliency is imparted to the Wheel, as will appear from the further description of my in vention. However, it will be seen that all of the resiliency of rubber is imparted to the wheel and a wheel constructed in accordance with my invention is more resilient than a wheel having a solid-rubber tire.

Referring to the accompan in drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation of a w ee construct ed in accordance with my invention. Y Fi 2 is a vertical section through the tire and telly, taken on line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a fra mentary view of a portion of the tire and telly of the Wheel, showing the face-plate in pos tion thereon. Fig. 4 is a vertical section.

- a slight modification.

wheel, showin throu h the tire and felly of a wheel, showing Fig. 5 is a fragmem tary view of a portion of the inner side of the face-plate of the wheelv Fig. 6 is a vertical section through the tire and folly of the Wheel, taken on line 6 (i of Fi 1. Fig.7 is a vertical section through i316 rimand felly of a the tire of the wheel provided with a Web. ing the normal position of the rubber blocks, struts, or pieces in dottedlines and the position of the same under compression in full lines; and Fig. 9 is a perspective view of one of the rubber blocks, struts, or pieces. Fig. 10 is a vertical section through the tire and folly of a wheel, showing the tire of the Wheel provided with a Web and also illustrating the face-plates thereon.

Lil ie numerals of reference indicate the same parts throughout the several figures, in Which- 1 indicates the Wheel spokes 3, and felly i.

As shown in Figs. 4 and 7, stops 5 are revidedat intervals on the outside of the oily 4, said stops being provided with a bolt 6 and a nut 7, so as to secure the said stops firmly to the folly of the wheel.

As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, however, it will be seen that a face-plate 8 is provided upon which is formed a series of stops 9, which proj ect over the felly 4 of the Wheel. The said faceplate 8 is provided with a series of perforations through which a bolt 10 passes, and the telly 4 is also provided with a series 0 perforations '11, through which said bolts LO pass in order to firmly and permanently secure the f ace-plate S to the folly of the Wheel. When employing this construction just described, a similar face-plate 12 is secured as shown in Fig. 3 in order to protect the space between the folly and the tire from dirt and, dust and also to securely hold the rubber blocks, struts, or pieces in position.

As shown in Fig. 5, the face-plate 12 is pro; vided with a series of grooves 13, within which the stops 9 on the face-plate 8 enter in having the hub Z,

fig. 8 is an enlarged view showorder to press said stops and torgive addi tional. strength thereto.

Referring now particularly to the tire 14',

2O beveled egndsoi thesaid blocks or struts ii it will be seen from Figs. 1- end 6 that a series oi stoyis ere ,peouided on the inner face ofv sairlflt ro, stopsbeing arranged. between I "stops 9 on the folly of the Wheel, and by resored to the felly of the wheel, are provided with eicentraliy-loeeted. slot 1?", within which the saidwweb 16- enters in: order to securely hold said web snd 'tire 14; in position on the struts, or I "hand 9-1; .at said blocks have normally two ferriug to Z it-wili be seen that a web 16 1s guovidedcentrail around the inner race of the'tlre 14, end t e stops 5, which are wheel.

to the diagonal rubber blocks,

'fiele ring ieccs 18, it will lee-seen from Figs.

- fiat faces 19 and 'ZO and-thattheends of said techs, struts, or pieces ere beveled to points 21;. As shown in wheel and the 131E163? teas r the tire re,- the ting snug y against'tlie sto s on the feily of he hoe; and on the sce of? the tire I Z ,in'theconstructron shown inFig. 7 a series rinses or struts l8, erranged in pairs, ere

provided,. one"on sash oi the web on the tire; end a, trans erse bolt, 22 havin suitable washers 23, passed through escll psirofblcclfrs or struts i8 for the purpose of holdin the same imposition between the folly io tthe wheel snol the tire. r

listing thus described as several garts of my invention, 'its secretion is as ioliowsr The parts are, assembled as shown end described, Referring} however, to Fig. 8,-

which illustrates the action of the tire of the wheel, it will be seen that the rubber bloc'lni,

J struts, orpieces 18 are shown in their norms] position indotted' hues, while the position 05 .4 pressed or me said blocks, struts, orpieces are shown com- ,nosition they assume under compression. he action of the same is as follows: A strain on the wheel forces of the wheel down into position shown in full lines in Fig. 8. Thismovement oi the felly of the wheel toward the rim not only comresses the rubber blocks, struts, or pieces ongitudinally, as shown, but also bends seid.

blocks, struts, or pieces unto position, as shown in full lines} The rubber is of course free to compress ib'ngitudinally and at the same time bend laterally, as shown,- thereby allowing the fcily of the Wheel to freely take the position shown in full lines, which move ment of the folly of the wheel gives resiliency to the entire Wheel, The difference between the action of the rubber blocks, struts, or pieces as shown in-lny construction and the action of ordinary blocks or balls is of course apparent. In the instance of compressed in one directiononly. By-press ing the ball in one direction it expands in an-- I other, and the lateral bend which the rubber blocks, struts, or pieces assume in my coni the said. blocks or struts ere arrangedhetween the feiiy of the the folly a ball it can be senses struction is absent when employing ordinary 'mbber hloks or balls.

By experience I have ascertained that the useof a rubber ball I or square block in lace of the rubber blocks, struts, or pieces sni ploy renders little or no resiliency to the 7b wheel, as the necessary compressibn in both directions is practically impossible to obtain unless the ball is put under enormous strain.

In order for a wheel to be resilient, it is es-- sential that it should give to the least shockj '7 5 otherwise the same jar will be occasionedas if the wheel were provided with the usual metal tire.

Havin Letters Patent of the United States, is-

1. lua wheel" of thdcharacter described,

the combination with the felly of a wheel, of a the, e series of radially-extending stops on said folly, a series of radiallyexten' on said tireand a series of flexible struts I the said ielly, -a series of stops associated with i send felly and fees-plate, a series oi'stops on 9 5 1 the combination with a felly oi ewheel', of a having one end thereof in engagement with said s op's on said i'elly and-the other end thereor inengagement with said stops on said tire, substentlaily as described.

the combination with the folly of a Wheehof a tire,a faceplate arranged to be secured to said tire, and s series of flexible struts herin one "end. thereofin engagement with thessi stone associated with said felly end the other end thereof in enga ement with said stops'cn said tire, substantia l as described. f

3. in a wheel of the character described," the combination with the folly of ewlieei, ot-

a tire, a series of radially-extendin stops'on said felly, aseries of rad1al1y-exten mg stops on said tire, a Web on the mnerfaee 0% said 0 5 with said felly, and a series of flexible struts interposed between said felly and said tire, substantially as described.

5. In a wheel of the character described,

tire, a series of flexible struts interposed be-, tween said folly and said tire, and a series of sin s on said "folly and tire for engagement Wit 1 said flexible struts, said struts being so arran ed as to compress lon bend aterall'y when the whee is subjected to strain, substantially as described. 6. In a Wheel of the characterdescrib'ed,

use fuHydesc'tibedmy m sses, what I e aim is new, and desire to secure by So ling stops 8 5 i i 9 In a wheel of'tlle character-descr bed,

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wheel of the eharacter described- 11oor extension on the inner face of said tire arranged to (Engage a stop associated I15 itudinally and 1 2 5 the combination with the felly of a Wheel, of gagenient with said stops on said tire, sub-' a tire, a series of radially Xtending stops on stantislly as described. said felly, a series of mdiallyextendmg stops 1 I on said tire, and a series 01 diagonal struts arranged between the said tire and the said 1 felly, said diagonal struts having one end Witnesses:

thereof in engagement with said stops on JOHN'L. FLETCHER, said telly and the other end thereof 1D en- C. HUGH DUFFY.

10 In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

WILLIAM EDWIN SCHNEIDER. 

